Sharing Web Resources
- Follow some of the outside links that you have not yet
explored. Where do they lead? The website I have chosen is Harlem Children
Zone. The only outside link that I found were reviews from several news
outlets.
- Thoroughly search one area of the site. What do you find? Under the media tab I click on whatever it takes.
Whatever It Takes is a book “Written by New York Times editor Paul Tough, "Whatever It
Takes," is a compelling, in-depth look at the ground-breaking work of
the Harlem Children's Zone and its leader, Geoffrey Canada (2013).”
In addition there is a lesson plan that goes along with the book that
discusses urban education issues explored in the book. This was very
exciting for me because I want to replicate this program when I move to
another state. This link also led
to reviews from several from The New York Times, the Washington Post and
the Los Angeles Times
- If you receive an e-newsletter, follow a link related to one
of the issues you have been studying. What new information is available?
When I opened the newsletter, it was Harlem children zone wanting to send their
300 graduates of their program who are now college students, a package of
school supplies to remind them that they will always be there for them. This newsletter did not relate to any of
the issues I have been studying.
- Does the website or the e-newsletter contain any information
that adds to your understanding of equity and excellence in early care and
education? The Harlem Children Zone strives for excellence so much so that
they have been recognized by the President of The United States and the President plans to replicate the
program in 20 states.
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What other new insights about issues and trends in the early
childhood field did you gain this week from exploring the website and/or the
e-newsletter? What
I gained the most is the knowledge that President Barack Obama plans to
replicate the Harlem Children Zone and its success across the country. I am so
impressed and inspired by the Harlem Children Zone, when I moved across the country;
I plan to replicate this educational system.
That's really cool that in the newsletter they wanted to send school supplies to the students that were heading off to college. I think that that can be a very powerful tool to use, to remind students where they have come from and where they are going.
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